The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 27, Ed. 1, Friday, April 15, 1960 Page: 3 of 8
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By NORMA BISHOP '
There Is at least one item com-
mon to every dormitory room on
the campus. Wholesale removal
of each of those would result In a
major revolution in life on the
Hill.
Not only citizens of the Hill
but every American is wholly de-
pendent on a type of mechanism
whose size ranges from "small
enough to go through your wed-
ding band" to large enough to
govern the activities of nn entire
town from the face of a main
building.
Who would have thought that
this mechanism seemingly harm-
less in its early stages would
evolve into such a threatening
personality as for Instance an
alarm clock I
PRIMITIVE peoples knew no
time differences but night and
day. Life was unhurried then.
The day's activities began when
the sun brought enough light to
sec and stopped when there
wasn't enough light left. Then
men discovered that the phases
of the moon divide time into
periods which we now know as
months and seasons divide years
into fairly equal portions.
After these developments man
came to feel that his life would
be much more fruitful and he
could accomplish ever so much
more if only he could tell ap-
proximately how many hours of
daylight or night he had left.
Ropes made of rushes certain
types of candles and lamps were
made to burn at constant rates to
denote passage of equal periods
of time.
ANOTHER DEVICE was the
water clock which worked on the
principle of allowing water to
drip from a container at a regular
rate. People could then tell how
much time had passed by notic-
ing the amount of water that had
dripped out. Speeches of the Ro-
man senators were timed as early
as 135 B. C. by means of one of
these clocks called a Clepsydra.
From the beginning the me-
chanical electric and electronic
types of modern clocks have been
developed.
A MECHANICAL clock is
governed by a weight which al-
lows a power-spring to be re-
leased at a uniform rate. The first
mechanical clocks were contrived
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around 850 A. D. and were used
to wake priests in monasteries
for their nightly prayers. Con-
struction of the most famous of
the larger mechanical clocks wa3
begun in 1302 and completed in
1370 in' Paris. It was controlled
by a 500 lb. weight ond struck
one bell at the passing of each
hour.
By the 15th century the work-
ings of clocks had been refined
and developed enough to bo
carried in a small case as a
pocket-watch. Even then family
or house clocks were owned only
by the rich. Ordinary citizens
were made aware of the time by
the ringing of the bell of the
town clock at each hour.
The first clocks had no hands.
At first one hand was added
then two and later a second hand
was introduced. Eventually
clocks were made which resem-
bled combination music boxes
calendars and time pieces. They
played complete tunes and show-
ed the passage of days as well as
minutes.
THE WORKINGS of electric
clocks arc similar to that of
mechanical clocks except that
electric power is used to keep the
pendulum going driving the
gears. The time mechanism and
the striking mechanism were
combined for the first time in
electric clocks in 1035.
Although advanced technology
has made possible marvels such
as the clock radio the old-fashioned
mechanical alarm clock is
' still qulto prevalent' in dormitor-
ies. It is Indeed on unusual exper-
ience to Ho awake between 0:30
and 7:00 a.m.. when the majority
of the dorm inmates get up and
listen to the seemingly hundreds
of alarm clocks go off. What is
worse is to notice that each one
has its own definite ring its own
personality!
ANY SUDDEN sound Is grue-
some at that hour but surely
anyone who has listened thought-
fully to the inhuman sneer of an
electric alarm buzzer has wish-
ed for the good ole' drip-drip of
a Roman water clock! What price
Progress?
ONLY A COLLEGE STUDENT could come up with such
a method of reaching early morning appointments. This de-
sign constructed by an ACC student two years ago is still
unpatented as far as is known.
Standing Ovation Accorded Grand Chorus After '9thr
Both the Abilene Symphony
orchestra and the ACC Grand
Chorus fulfilled their most am-
bitious undertaking of the year
with their presentation of Bee-
thoven's Ninth symphony Tues-
day night.
Under the direction of Walter
Charles the entire four movc-
menst were performed. This pre-
sentation marked thc first per-
formance of the complete work
by local artists for a city the size
of Abilene.
At the close of the concert in
Abilene high school auditorium
the performers received a five-
minute standing ovation.
The ACC Grand Chorus which
was organized a year ago was
making its second appearance
with the symphony. The first per-
formance was in "The Damna-
tion of Faust" last Spring. Bee
thoven's Ninth was said to be
"the height of musical attain'
ment for Abilene Christian Col' i
lege" according to Vernon i
Moody director of the chorus.
Conductor Charles expressed j
the feeling that the Grand Chorus I
had accomplished what was al
most impossible for a college
chorus. He had only one word
for their performance: "Wonder
ful."
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 27, Ed. 1, Friday, April 15, 1960, newspaper, April 15, 1960; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth95972/m1/3/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.